Gambling hearts - Hosie

Part 02

As soon as Josie walks out of Hope's room, she dials her twin's number. She has countless unread texts from Lizzie, along with tons of missed calls. She didn't dare open the texts nor listen to the voicemails. She got a quick glance at the ones their mother had sent, and it was enough to give the brunette an idea of what her family thinks of her accidental marriage. Calling Lizzie was definitely safer than calling her mom though. She barely has the time to take a step before Lizzie picks up the phone.

"Josette Lucas Saltzman!" The blonde twin immediately says. "I told you to get laid last night, not to fucking get married!"

Josie winces when she hears her sister's yelling. Her headache is still very much present, and she's still hungover. So, she quickly turns the volume of her phone down, because asking Lizzie to be quieter would be suicide

"I-I don't even know what to say." Josie admits as she steps into the elevator. She quickly chooses the floor where the room she shares with her twin is on. "Did you see the stories? Did mom see them?"

"Everyone saw them." Lizzie sighs. "Josie, you're the reasonable twin. How did that even happen?"

Josie runs a hand over her face to try and get rid of some of her exhaustion. She doesn't even know where she should start her story. The brunette wonders if she should tell her twin the whole truth, even the fact that she doesn't have memories of the night before.

The elevator dings and the doors open, so Josie steps out. "I'm walking back to our room right now, I'll tell you everything after I take a shower."

Lizzie groans. "Fine."

Without a goodbye, the blonde Saltzman twin hangs up the phone. Josie rolls her eyes and puts her phone back inside her purse. It takes her about a minute to walk to their room. When she gets there, the brunette quickly gets her access card to get inside. As soon as she's inside, she spots Lizzie who's standing in the middle of the room with her arms crossed. Josie avoids her sister's glare and takes off her shoes.

"Well?"

"After the shower, Lizzie." Josie sighs.

The blonde huffs and sits on the bed. Josie quickly goes through her clothes and finds a pair of sweatpants, a loose t-shirt and new underwear. She almost makes it to the bathroom, only to go back to her suitcase. She quickly looks through her suitcase and finds some pills to hopefully get rid of her headache. She takes a bottle of water from the mini fridge and then she finally disappears into the bathroom. Josie quickly starts the water. When it's running and at the right temperature, she moves to the sinks where she left her clothes, the pills and the water bottle when she walked in. The brunette looks at herself in the mirror, the makeup she had applied the night before is now a little smeared up. She looks tired, and her hair is all messed up even though she tried to smooth it before walking out of Hope's room.

Josie sighs and shakes her head. As her eyes leave her reflection, they fall down to the sink, but they also catch sight of the ring on her finger. A ring almost as beautiful as the woman it ties her to. A woman she doesn't even know. These thoughts make Josie remember the awful headache she still has. She opens the water bottle, and with its help she takes the pills she brought with her in the bathroom. Then, she proceeds to take the makeup off of her face before stepping into the shower. She stays under the water very briefly, but it manages to do wonders for the brunette. By the end of it, Josie even figures out what she's gonna tell her sister.

After she gets dressed, Josie finally walks back inside the room. Her whole body tenses up when she realises Lizzie is on the phone, and it only gets worse when she hears what her twin is saying.

"... waiting for her to come out of the shower." The blonde stops speaking, and after a couple of seconds she hums. "I'll make sure she calls you." Lizzie finally sees Josie. "Oh, she's out. Bye mom, I love you."